Thymoquinone and its therapeutic potentials

S Darakhshan, AB Pour, AH Colagar… - Pharmacological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Herbal medicine has attracted great attention in the recent years and is increasingly used as
alternatives to chemical drugs. Several lines of evidence support the positive impact of …

Spices for prevention and treatment of cancers

J Zheng, Y Zhou, Y Li, DP Xu, S Li, HB Li - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
Spices have been widely used as food flavorings and folk medicines for thousands of years.
Numerous studies have documented the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and …

Therapeutic potential and pharmaceutical development of thymoquinone: a multitargeted molecule of natural origin

SN Goyal, CP Prajapati, PR Gore, CR Patil… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Thymoquinone, a monoterpene molecule is chemically known as 2-methyl-5-isopropyl-1, 4-
benzoquinone. It is abundantly present in seeds of Nigella sativa L. that is popularly known …

[HTML][HTML] Thymoquinone: A novel strategy to combat cancer: A review

M Imran, A Rauf, IA Khan, M Shahbaz… - Biomedicine & …, 2018 - Elsevier
The higher consumption of fruit, herbs, spices, and vegetables is well known and practical
strategy to cure human cancers owing to their presence of bioactive compounds. Among …

[HTML][HTML] Thymoquinone, as an anticancer molecule: from basic research to clinical investigation

MA Khan, M Tania, S Fu, J Fu - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Thymoquinone is an anticancer phytochemical commonly found in black cumin. In this
review, we discuss the potential of thymoquinone as anticancer molecule, its mechanism of …

Thymoquinone synergizes gemcitabine anti-breast cancer activity via modulating its apoptotic and autophagic activities

HA Bashmail, AA Alamoudi, A Noorwali, GA Hegazy… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The use of anti-cancer adjuvant therapy is rationalized by potentiating the efficacy, and/or
protecting from major side effects of chemotherapeutics. Thymoquinone (TQ) is a naturally …

Thymoquinone as a potential adjuvant therapy for cancer treatment: evidence from preclinical studies

AGM Mostofa, MK Hossain, D Basak… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Thymoquinone (TQ), the main bioactive component of Nigella sativa, has been found to
exhibit anticancer effects in numerous preclinical studies. Due to its multitargeting nature, TQ …

Therapeutic implications and clinical manifestations of thymoquinone

M Alam, GM Hasan, MM Ansari, R Sharma, DK Yadav… - Phytochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Thymoquinone (TQ), a natural phytochemical predominantly found in Nigella sativa, has
been investigated for its numerous health benefits. TQ showed anti-cancer, anti-oxidant, and …

Nutritional Value and Preventive Role of Nigella sativa L. and Its Main Component Thymoquinone in Cancer: An Evidenced-Based Review of Preclinical and Clinical …

J Ansary, F Giampieri, TY Forbes-Hernandez, L Regolo… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent times, scientific attention has been paid to different foods and their bioactive
components for the ability to inhibit the onset and progress of different types of cancer …

North African medicinal plants traditionally used in cancer therapy

JM Alves-Silva, A Romane, T Efferth… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Background: Cancer is a major cause of mortality worldwide with increasing numbers by the
years. In North Africa, the number of cancer patients is alarming. Also shocking is that a …